General job duties. Recovering immediate post op heart patients and caring for other cardiac patient populations such as IABP and Impella. Types of procedures required. Cardiac Monitoring, Vents, Central Lines, Art Lines, Drip titration, Trach cares, Tube Feedings, Emergent Re-opening of Sternotomy at the bedside. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. IABP, Impella, Swans, Hamilton Vents, Alaris pumps, EVD's, Epic training Required skills and minimum years of experience. 2 years critical care/ICU experience in a CVICU. Experience with recovering patients immediately post op from open heart surgery up to the first 24 hours after surgery. Must have this experience within the last 12 months. Specific licensures and
certifications/registrations required. ACLS, BLS, NIHSS and ND or compact state RN license. Shift or schedule requirements. 12 hour day/night rotate with every other weekend and rotating holidays. Floating to over units/departments. Float to all critical care units and IMC (intermediate stepdown) with ratio of 1:4. Scheduled between all 3 campuses. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept. 2E - 18 bed Unit, 5CD-32 Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only) Primarily 2:1 ratio, occasionally 1:1 and 3:1 based on complexity and acuity of the patient. When floating to IMC 4:1 (less acute patients then traditional ICU) Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program. Please see the included documentation for recommendation for general orientation and unit specific orientation
Comments:Every other weekend and holiday. Can do 36 or 48 (OT billed after 48) hour guarantees. Cannot take any travelers living within a 60 mile radius of the facility. Local travel rate for those living 60 to 80 miles from the facility (client rate will be reduced by xx8.00 for those travelers).
Position Requirements:Name of Position RequirementsDoes this candidate require time off during the assignment? If yes, please put dates in the comments section. Willing to float to other critical care units as needed 2-3 years critical care/ICU experience ACLS - must be AHA NIHSS BLS - must be AHA ND or Compact RN License for RN, list in comments Min 2 years CVICU experience Experience with recovering patients immediately post op from open heart surgery up to the first 24 hours after surgery. Must have this experience EPIC experience - required Experience working in larger hospital (300 beds min), level 2 or higher trauma center
